Thermodynamic properties of Drilling Muds 1

[ColourfulFigsnDiags]

Hi all,
I'm after typical Specific heats, thermal conductivites and expansion coefficients for typical North Sea drilling muds in the range 1300(10.8lb/gal)-1800kg/m3(15.0lb/gal) ... I have no idea where to start with this, so any help would be appreciated.

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[DrillerNic]

The best place to find out I guess would be the mud companies: MI SWACO and Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids.

I've only used Oil Based Muds in the highly reactive clays in the central North Sea- I suppose the physical properties are very close to the physical properties of the base oil phase (we're not allowed to use diesel any more).